Malik kicked off his tour in Leeds’s O2 Academy on Saturday after rescheduling the original opening date in Edinburgh for Payne’s funeral.

Zayn Malik began his “Stairway To The Sky” tour on an emotional note, paying a moving tribute to his late One Direction bandmate, Liam Payne, during his opening show at Leeds’s O2 Academy last night.

Zayn Malik honored Liam Payne at his first Stairway to the Sky Tour stop — his first concert since Payne's death — in Leeds, England, on Nov. 23. Malik’s tribute came three days after he attended Payne’s funeral alongside his former One Direction bandmates.